[1] He also won gold medal at the 2013 Open European Championships in Alexin.

[2] At this competition Huseynov lifted 225 kg, which was a new World and European Record.

[3] Elshan Huseynov represented Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where he took 5th place,[4] and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he took 4th place with a result of 230 kg.

[5] He was included in the National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan's top 10 athletes of 2010.

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